屠殺

とさつ

Also written と殺

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

Kanji

• 屠 slaughter; butcher; slay. Read as ト.
• 殺 kill. Read as サツ.

Example sentences

• 子羊たちは屠殺され市場に出された。
  The lambs were slaughtered for market.

Words containing 屠殺

• 屠殺場 (とさつじょう) abattoir
• 屠殺人 (とさつにん) butcher
• 切迫屠殺 (せっぱくとさつ) immediate sacrifice (esp. laboratory animals)

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